Choose your defenders carefully, because they’re the backbone of your team and one defender could turn the match in your favour. This pages covers the entire roster of defending possibilities in FIFA 23, including the best FIFA 23 CBs, the best FIFA 23 LBs, the best FIFA 23 RBs and the best FIFA wing backs. All of the players are ranked by their overall rankings within their category. On this page: Need helping picking players? Check out our pages on best players overall, best Premier League players, fastest players, wonderkids, best strikers, best wingers and best midfielders. Don’t forget - Chemistry has been reworked for FIFA 23. We’ve covered the top 15 CB players for this year to ensure you’ve got a selection of options. Again, you’ll find the top LB and LWB players for this year to give you a selection of choices. As with the sections above, we’ve listed the top 15 RB and RWB players to ensure you have a selection of players to choose from. If you’re just getting started in FIFA 23, check out our Ultimate Team best starter teams page. You can improve your team by trading and spending FUT Coins - some of which can be earned by completing Milestone Objectives. It’s also a good idea to learn how Squad Battles and Champions work in FIFA 23. We also have an OTW tracker and RTTK tracker. Chemistry has been completely changed in FIFA 23 too and don’t forget about the wide variety of Skill Moves, and make sure to claim your Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond rewards in FUT while you can! Finally, if you need help building the perfect team, we have pages on the best players overall, best Premier League players and fastest players. Along with FIFA 23’s best lengthy players, wonderkids, best strikers, best wingers, best midfielders and best defenders.
For Career Mode, potential is important too - Some players have higher built-in potential for growth than others, and if you’re planning on playing at least two seasons of Career Mode then it’s going to have a major impact on your squad. It’s also a great way to pick up a bargain, too. For Ultimate Team, remember you can use Chemistry Styles - Chemistry, if you didn’t know, has completely changed for FIFA 23. So, to make sure you know how the new system works, make sure you check out our Chemistry changes guide. Think about your style of play when looking at stats - We mentioned this briefly above, but certain defenders will work better in certain situations. Jérôme Boateng is much more phsyical than Gerard Piqué, for example. Generally with Centre Backs you want to compliment physicality with class - think Vidic and Ferdinand in their prime - whilst Full Backs’ attributes will depend on whether you want them bombing forward and crossing, or sitting back and purely defending.
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